AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

FLREA conducts Law Week events in Tallahassee.

Florida Bar News

| June 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Florida Bar. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Sean Pence, Jose Alfonso, and Haley Pitts won their first case before the Supreme Court of Florida recently. However, all three "attorneys" were elementary school students.

The students were visiting the Supreme Court as part of a Law Week celebration. Sean, 7, from Royal Green Elementary in Miami; Jose, 11, from Amelia Earhart Elementary in Hialeah; and Haley, 10, from the Community Christian School in Tallahassee made a great team arguing as respondents on behalf of the Sunshine County School Board.

The young students argued against an older team of students in a mock appellate hearing on the constitutionality of school uniforms. The "justices" were also students ranging from 8-17 years of age. The arguments for the petitioner, Students…

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Law week winners travel to Tallahassee.
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News July 1, 2004 700+ words
...decision at the Florida Supreme Court. As part of the annual Law Week celebration, student...argument at the Supreme Court. The event was...and received their Supreme Court trophies. "Our...division. She told the Law Week audience, "We...
The Doomsday Walls of Church-State Separation.(recent U.S. Supreme Court...
Magazine article from: School Administrator BLOOMFIELD, DAVID C. February 1, 2001 700+ words
...come in the next issue of United States Law Week. The problem is that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions in two cases involving...case last term, Mitchell v. Helms, the Supreme Court overruled its own precedents to hold that...
Voluntary bars gears up for Law Week Celebrations.
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News April 30, 2000 700+ words
...May 1 as "Law Week" and charges Florida's Supreme Court with designating...classroom Law Week essay and...cooperation with the Supreme Court. This year...the Florida Supreme Court on May 12...are writing Law Week related essays...
FLREA hosts statewide Law Week celebrations.
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News August 1, 2002 700+ words
...director. As part of the Law Week festivities, FLREA, in conjunction with the Florida Supreme Court, hosted an essay and poster...Tallahassee for the state Law Week ceremony, held at the Supreme Court. Winners of the High School...
Law Week activities focus on Brown v. Board of Ed.
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News May 15, 2004 700+ words
...50th anniversary of the U. S. Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education during Law Week. Activities, ranging from speaking...Liaison Committee and statewide Law Week chair. "Law Week gives us an Opportunity to share...
Female lawyers gather to celebrate Law Week and importance of women to practice...
Newspaper article from: South Carolina Lawyers Weekly May 9, 2005 700+ words
...Weekly Staff To celebrate Law Week and the impact of women...area on the steps of the Supreme Court on the morning of May...celebrating National Law Week with my 'sisters in...gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court, women lawyers and judges...
Celebrating Lincoln's bicentennial with luncheon and Oklahoma Supreme Court...
Magazine article from: Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK) April 16, 2009 700+ words
Byline: Jessica Mitchell Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice James R. Winchester will be the speaker for the Law...Office PLLC, Sapulpa. The awards will be presented during Law Week activities in Oklahoma City on May 1. The Leadership in Law...
Law week offers public a look at system.
Magazine article from: Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland April 29, 2003 700+ words
...and others working on law week began promoting the event...resources. Another focus on law week offers guided tours of...court and even the Oregon Supreme Court will be on hand at the...held in conjunction with law week. Students from Portland...
Former Hicks lawyer in Canberra for Law Week.
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 16, 2005 700+ words
...Blackburn Lecture during Law Week, which is being held...claims. The theme for ACT Law Week this year is 'Lawyers...is an annual feature of Law Week, and was first held in...Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court. Sir Richard was admitted...
Local bar associations gear up for Law Week.
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News Brown, Amy K. May 1, 2002 700+ words
...designates Law Day and Law Week each year in the state...board NAS Pensacola. Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis...also is conducting a Law Week photography competition...place winners. During Law Week, the bar association...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, FLREA conducts Law Week events in Tallahassee.

©2010 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: womensforum.com GlamFamily